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confident

[kon-fi-duhnt] / ˈkɒn fɪ dənt /




Usage

What are other ways to say confident? The adjective confident emphasizes the strength of the belief or the certainty of expectation felt. Positive implies emphatic certainty, which may even become overconfidence or dogmatism. Certain suggests that there are definite reasons that have freed one from doubt. Sure, the simplest and most general term, expresses mere absence of doubt. 

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The company was founded in 1998 with the intention of making workout wear that could help women and girls feel more confident.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

And I feel really confident that we will.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

But Moynihan also insisted passengers "should feel confident booking", echoing the words of other short-haul airline bosses such as EasyJet and Jet2.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Executives sound confident that they’ll be helped by deep relationships with suppliers.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

I wasn’t at all confident that she would pass my application on to whomever actually made the hiring decisions.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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